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The Story of Alaa Abd el-Fattah

November 30, 2022

By Carrie Stewart

By: Carrie Stewart/ Arab America Contributing Writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah is a British-Egyptian activist, blogger, and software developer who started a hunger strike more than 7 months ago. According to freealaa.net, he is “a fiercely independent thinker who fuses politics and technology in powerful prose, an activist whose ideas represent a global generation which has only … Continued

Optimism at Last for Egyptian-American Jailed in Egypt, Her Family

December 31, 2016

By Arab America

American Citizen Aya Hijazi Imprisoned Without Trial By MATTHEW BARAKAT ABC Family and friends of an American jailed in Egypt for nearly three years are hoping her time in custody may end soon. Aya Hijazi, 29, grew up in Falls Church and is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Egypt. After receiving her … Continued

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